novice-blogger

103 people are believed to be dead after yet another plane crash in Nigeria. The plane overshot the runway during a powerful electrical storm. At least 65 of the victims were from the same secondary school, returning home from a Christmas holiday trip. Nigeria has a dreadful history of fatalities resulting from aviation accidents. In the last fifteen years alone, 915 people have lost their lives. Nigerian president, Olusegun Obsanjo, announced in the aftermath of the tragedy that they need to "plug loopholes in the aviation sector and strengthen compliance with maintenance standards". No shit! This should have been done years ago. After this devastating incident, Nigeria really has to improve its overall aviation safety - big time. Its recent safety record is absolutely appalling and serious measures must be taken immediately to prevent another tragedy like todays.